UK Life Sciences Strength & Opportunity 2015

Companies, Employment and Turnover

5,633 Companies

£61bn revenues 222,000 employees across UK

Largest Segments by Employment

Medical Technology 29% employment in medical technology (excludes service & supply chain)

Biopharmaceuticals 98% employment in biopharmaceutical (excludes service & supply chain)

Growth Trends

Trend from 1,945 companies across the industry show employment has grown 4% per annum over 2011 to 2015 with strongest growth in medical technology and biopharmaceutical service & supply chain

Medical Technology

1. Single Use Technology – catheters, dialysis kits, needles and gloves
2. Orthopedics Devices – arthroscopy, spinal implants, reconstructive and fracture repair
3. In-vitro Diagnostics – immunochemistry, histology, genetic testing

Biopharmaceuticals

1. Small Molecules
2. Antibody and Therapeutic protein
3. Vaccines

Distribution of Life Science Employment Across UK

Life Sciences Service and Supply Chain

The Life Sciences service and supply chain includes companies producing specialist products and services to support the industry R&D, clinical and manufacturing activities in the UK and globally.

2,286 companies. Employing 69,728 staff. Generating £15bn in revenues.

Supply Chain Split

Biopharmaceuticals 1284 £11bn 45,123

Medical Technology 1002 £4bn 24,605

For more info: www.lifesciences.ukti.gov.uk

www.gov.uk/government/collections/bioscience-and-health-technology-database-annual-reports

- CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate